Dance San Diego

Dance San Diego is a weekly calendar directory of social dancing venues, dance bands, Latin clubs, lodges, dance studios and artists/musicians. For San Diego locals and visiting tourists, we have dance venues for social dancers including tango, salsa, bachata, cha cha and merengue, milongas, kizomba, jitterbug, swing era including Balboa & Lindy hop, East & West Coast Swing and social ballroom dancing. Coming January 2017, DanceTime.com will launch a dance store created by dancers for dancers with awesome brands for dance shoes like Werner Kern, Capezio, Bloch plus shoe bags, brushes and a variety of dance apparel!

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Dance San Diego Calendar, Week of July 11, 2016

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Dance San Diego for Monday, July 11, 2016

Cadillac Wreckers @ Humphrey’s Backstage Live, 8 PM, $5
Salsa dancing @ Prospect Bar, 8:00 PM, $5

Dance San Diego for Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Lee Coulter, Hotel California@Del Mar Powerhouse Park, 7-9 PM
Annual Summer Blues Camp Fundraiser @ Tio Leo’s, 6:30-10:30 PM, $10
Suspicious Minds @ Balboa Twilight in the Park, 6:30 PM
Mercedes Moore @ Humphrey’s Backstage Live, 7-11 PM
Robin Henkel Solo Blues @ House of Blues, 7-9 PM
Swing Dance @ Henry’s Pub 50/60’s Night, 9 PM,
WC Swing @ Tango del Rey, 8:30 PM, $5
Swing & CW @Kearny Mesa Moose, 6:30, $5
Paddy’s Chicken Jam @ Patrick’s Pub, 9 PM,
Salsa Torch Tuesdays @ Dance For 2, Before 8:30 PM $8, after $10
Kaliente Tuesdays Salsa@ Sevilla, 8:30 PM, $8,

Dance San Diego for Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Bi-National de Mambo Orchestra @ Balboa Park Twilight, 6:30-7:30 PM
Trio Gadjo @ Ritual Tavern, 7-9 PM
Flipside Burners @ The Kraken Cardiff, 6-11 PM
FirehouseSwing @ Queen Bee’s, 8:30 PM, $8/$6 FTS
Gilbert Castellano Young Lion Series@ Panama 66, 6-8 PM
The Upshots @ Patrick’s Pub, 9 PM
WCS San Diego @ Cheers, 8:30 PM, FREE
Encinitas Rotary Senior Ballroom Dance Party@ Dance North County Studio, 1-3 PM,
Mary Manzella’s Social Ballroom @ Dance For 2, 8 PM, $8

Dance San Diego for Thursday, July 14, 2016

Whitney Shay & Robin Henkel, Bill Magee@ Santee Town Ctr. Comm. Park East, 5:30-8 PM
Ruby Blue Trio @ Westgate Hotel Sunset Poolside Jazz Series, 6:30-9:30 PM
Wild Nights@ Lemon Grove Berry Street Park, 6:30-8 PM
Liz Grace & The Thing Trio@Riviera Club, 6:30-9:30 PM
Breezin’ @ Balboa Park Twilight, 6:30-7:30 PM
Robin Henkel @ Zel’s Del Mar, 7:30-10:30 PM
Uptown Rhythm Makers @ Black Cat Bar, 7:30-9:30 PM
Brawley’s Bar Room Ball w/Mark Jackson Band @ Belly UP, 8-11 PM
Tom Courtney @ Proud Mary’s, 6-9 PM
Salsa dancing @ Cafe Sevilla

Dance San Diego for Friday, July 15, 2016

Imperial Beach Sun & Sea Festival
Jonnie Fox & The Satinettes, The Santana Bros, Gino & The Lone Gunmen@Escondido Cruisin’ Grand, 5-9 PM
Greg Douglass Band @ Oceanside Rancho del Oro Park, 5-8 PM
Whitney Shay Trio @ Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, 5:30 PM
Sully & The Blue-Eyed Soul Band & More@Point Loma Park Summer Concerts, 5:30-8:30 PM
Manny Cepeda Orchestra @ Salsa Under the Stars Seaport Village, 6-9 PM
Joyride @ El Cajon Dinner & Concert(Prescott Prom), 6-8 PM
Len Rainy and the Midnight Players @ University Hgts. Trolley Barn Park, 6-8 PM
Nancarrow @ Carlsbad TGIF (Alga Norte Comm. Park), 6-8 PM
Sue Palmer & Her Motel Swing Orchestra @ Mission Hills Pioneer Park, 6-8 PM,
The Mar Dels @ Grossmont Ctr. Concerts at Macy’s Courtyard, 6-8 PM
The Rockin’ Aces @ Tio Leo’s, 8-11 PM, $5
Sin Nombre Tango Milonga @ Movement Ctr., 9:30 PM, $10, $5 (FTS) (weekly)
JAMnBLUESm Fridays @ Dance For 2 Studio, 8:15 PM, $9 (weekly)
Salsa dancing @ Marriott La Jolla , 8:30 PM
Open Social Dance Party @ Champion Ballroom, 8-10:30 PM, $10
Ballroom Dance Party @Synergy Dance Zone, 8 PM, $5, $3 FTS (weekly)
Balboa Park Dancers Social (normally 2nd Fridays) @ Balboa Park Club, 6:45 PM

Dance San Diego for Saturday, July 16, 2016

Blue to the Bone @ San Ysidro Las Americas Summer Music Series, 1-5 PM,
Imperial Beach Sun & Sea Festival
Bill Magee @ Coyote Bar & Grill Carlbad, 6-10 PM
ALIAS aka Calico Ridge @ Encinitas Elks Lodge, 6:30-10:30 PM
Robin Henkel & Whitney Shay @ L’Auberge Del Mar, 7-10 PM
Hot Rhythm Lounge @ Crown Dance Studio, 8 PM, $15 at door
Black Light Dance Party @ Dancessense Studio, 8-11 PM, $10/$5 USA Dance members (wear neon or white for the black light)
WCS San Diego @ Movement Dance Ctr, 8 PM, $10 instructor/deejay Brandon
Milonga Nocturna Tango @ Dance For 2 Studio, 9 PM
Salsa Dancing @ La Jolla Marriott, 8:30PM, $10 (no cover before 8 PM)

Dance San Diego for Sunday, July 17, 2016

Robin Henkel & Whitney Shay Duo @ Kona Kai Resort, 11AM-2:30 PM
Night Blooming Jazzmen @ Lafayette Hotel Mississippi Ballroom, 1-4 PM
The Cat-illacs @ Seaport Village East Plaza Gazebo, 1-4 PM
Downbeat Band @ Queen Bee’s, 3-6 PM, $10
Cool Fever @ Coronado Ferry Landing, 2-5 PM
Sue Palmer & Her Motel Swing Orchestra @ La Jolla Concerts by the Sea (La Jolla Cove), 2-4 PM
Hotel California @ Coronado Concerts in the Park, 6-7:30 PM
The Heroes @ Scripps Ranch Hoyt Park, 6-7:30 PM
Teaser @ University City Standley Park, 5-7 PM
Joe Rathburn’s Island @ Chula Vista Village Walk, 5-7 PM
Silvermine@ La Mesa Sundays at Siz Harry Griffin Park, 6-7 PM
Robin Henkel & Whitney Shay @ Firefly Restaurant Dana Mission Bay, 7-9 PM
Jitterbug Club San Diego @ Dance For 2 Studio, 7 PM, $9
San Diego WC Swing Club @ El Cajon Elks Lodge, 4 PM
Salsa dancing (deejay) @ Tio Leos, 5 PM, $5